Eric joined the Group Executive Committee based at Porte d’Ivry on 4 June

Paris, 5 June 2018 –Forsee Power, the French expert in smart battery systems for urban mobility and portable devices, announces its appointment of Eric Brun (43) as its Chief Technical Officer (CTO). Reporting directly to Forsee Power CEO Christophe Gurtner, Eric will also be a member of the Group Executive Committee based at Ivry-sur-Seine.

He will be responsible for the R&D teams based in France and China, including those working on mechanical and thermal design, systems engineering and modelling, and electronics. Eric's mission will be to design the new products that will accelerate the growth of the Group, at the same time as ensuring successful forward development of ongoing projects. He will also be in charge of defining a new innovation roadmap for Forsee Power.

“I see joining the Forsee Power Group - a pioneer in the energy transition and the French market leader in smart battery systems - as a great honour”, says Eric Brun. “As its CTO, I’m delighted to contribute my experience and expertise to supporting the Forsee Power R&D strategy. Designing profitable products and defining an appropriate innovation roadmap to the future are crucial for the Group that I’ll be supporting to the best of my abilities in this cross-functional mission”, he concludes.

An engineering graduate of Supaero with an MSc from the IFP School, Eric Brun has 18 years of experience in R&D, during which time he has provided leadership for large-scale automotive industry teams and projects. His previous roles have focused jointly on strategic vision and operational efficiency for leading automotive manufacturers; he was recently Head of R&D at the Renault technology centre in Romania.